Patna: Votes for bypoll for Purnea Assembly seat would be cast on June 25. ccording to an Election Commission press note on Friday, the notification for the bypoll would be issued on June 1. The last date for filing nomination papers would be June 8 while candidates can withdraw their papers by June 11. Patna: Aman Raj secured third position in the Usha Karnataka Open Junior Golf Championship that concluded in Bangalore on Friday. Patna: A 2kg baby, suffering from a complex heart defect underwent a successful open-heart surgery at Jeevak Heart Hospital on Wednesday. Patna: Governor Devanand Konwar, chief minister Nitish Kumar and other dignitaries paid tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary on Friday. Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said if the issue of digging pilot channel in the downstream of Kosi river was not resolved in the next five days, he would meet the Prime Minister and the external affairs minister to press for raising the issue with the Nepal government. Patna: Human resource development minister P.K. Shahi assured the delegation of Futab and Fustab on Friday that the state government would pay the difference in amount between new and old pay scale to university’s teaching and non-teaching employees by June 10. Patna: School students took part in Hindi Rabindrasangeet competition at Rabindra Parishad on Friday. Patna: Six people were arrested on Friday in connection with a dacoity in the godown of a private telecommunication company at Maujipur village under Fatuha police station in Patna rural. Patna senior superintendent of police Alok Kumar said three country-made pistols and five live cartridges were recovered from their possession.





